Eales Disease Accompanied with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Ahn, Joong Bin; Kim, Yong Yeon; Huh, Kuhl

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(4):658-663.
Published online April 1, 1995.

Eales Disease Accompanied with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Joong Bin Ahn, Yong Yeon Kim, Kuhl Huh

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

망막분지정맥폐쇄양상을 보인 Eales 병

김용연(Yong Yeon Kim),허걸(Kuhl Huh),안중빈(Joong Bin Ahn)

Abstract

Eales disease is an uncommon idiopathic vasoproliferative retinal disease that primarily affects the peripheral retina. We experienced a 17-year-old male patient who was referred to our clinic because of retinal hemorrhage at the superior temporal quadrant of his left eye. After excluding other causes of branch retinal vein occlusion with medical evaluation, the primary branch retinal vein occlusion was diagnosed. During the follow-up period, retinal vasculitis developed in the peripheral retina of his both eyes along with rapid development of the neovascularization in the left eye. Eales disease was diagnosed. In spite of scattered laser photocoagulation, vitreous hemorrhage eventually occurred, requiring pars plana vitrectomy. We emphasize the occurrence of the branch retinal vein occlusion in young patient with Eales disease.

Key Words: Branch retinal vein occlusion;Eales disease;Vitrectomy